ArticleScientific reports2023
Palliative care and healthcare utilization among metastatic breast cancer patients in U.S. Hospitals.
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- Factors influencing accessibility of palliative care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC palliative care · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact of Machine Learning Mortality Risk Prediction on Clinician Prognostic Accuracy and Decision Support: A Randomized Vignette Study.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2025Trial
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on palliative care service utilization and its associated factors among adult cancer patients in Ethiopia.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Review
- Temporal trends and predictors of inpatient palliative care in metastatic upper urinary tract carcinoma: An observational study.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
- Inpatient Palliative Care and Post-operative Healthcare Utilization Among Older Surgical Patients.Annals of surgery · 2025Article
- Time and location of specialty palliative care for women dying with metastatic breast cancer.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Temporal Trends and Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Use in Metastatic Penile Cancer Patients.Biomedicines · 2025Article
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- Palliative Care Use Trends, Racial/Ethnic Disparities, and Overall Survival Differences Among Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Factors affecting need and utilization of palliative care services among Ethiopian women in an oncology department: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Considerations Regarding Online Group Psychotherapy Sessions for Breast Cancer Patients in Active Phase of Oncological Treatment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is a lack of research focused on understanding the different characteristics and healthcare utilization of metastatic breast cancer patients by palliative care use. This study aims to investigate trend of in-patient palliative care and its association with healthcare utilization among hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients in the US. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to identify nationwide metastatic breast cancer patients (n = 5209, weighted n = 25,961) from 2010 to 2014. We examined the characteristics of the study sample by palliative care and its association with healthcare utilization, measured by discounted hospital charges and length of stay. Multivariable survey regression models were used to identify predictors. Among 26,961 breast cancer patients, 19.0% had palliative care. Percentage of receiving palliative care during the period were gradually increased. Social factors including race, insurance types were also associated with a receipt of palliative care. Survey linear regression results showed that patients with palliative care were associated with 31% lower hospital charges, however, length of stays were not significantly associated. This study found evidence of who was associated with the receipt of palliative care and its relationship with healthcare utilization. This study also emphasizes the importance of receiving palliative care in patients with breast cancer, paving the way for future research into ways to improve palliative care in cancer patients. This study also found social differences and gave evidence of programs that could be used to help vulnerable groups in future health policy decisions.
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